[FC] Sloppy Steering - Bomorang/Relay Rebuild

[A.L. CRAMP]

Andrew,
 
John Doza in Md. used to have them done.  He retired and let the Corvair Ranch take over the bomorang/relay rebuilding.  
 
I was up at the Corvair Ranch open house and Jeff S. said they have done a few so far.  They do them as needed.  So if you send them the arm they will rebuild it.
 
Not sure about the exchange.  So Contact the Corvair Ranch if you do not want to tackle the job.
 
Lee Cramp -  Corvanantics,Group Corvair, Northern Va. Corvair Club.
 
Have had over 10 Vans (GB's and Corvans)  Current Project - my first 61 GB.
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> Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:04:49 -0400
> From: Ken Hand <vairmech at aol.com>
> Subject: [FC] Sloppy steering
> To: corvanatics at corvair.org
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> OK, is the stud in the relay arm solid? That looks like just a nylon seal to keep junk out of the joint. 
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> The arm is moving and the stud is solid in the relay rod and the end of the boomerang is sloppy on the stud. 
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> Is that a correct statement?
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> I have built boomerangs before and yes, there was someone doing it but they are not doing it any more as far as I know.
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> Ken Hand
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> www.corvairmechanic.com
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> http://s186.photobucket.com/albums/x118/vairmech/Viet%20Nam%20Pictures%201971/
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Sego <andrew_sego at yahoo.com>
> To: corvanatics at corvair.org
> Sent: Wed, Jun 15, 2011 9:35 am
> Subject: Re: [FC] Sloppy steering
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> I took some pictures. You can find them here.
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> http://s446.photobucket.com/albums/qq190/whiskey_tango/?action=view&current=photo1463.jpg
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> http://s446.photobucket.com/albums/qq190/whiskey_tango/?action=view&current=photo1461.jpg
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> http://s446.photobucket.com/albums/qq190/whiskey_tango/?action=view&current=photo1464.jpg
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> It may be a nylon washer, although it appears to be a flanged bushing like a 
> car's relay rod bushing. I haven't taken it apart yet to find out for sure. I 
> have a few other FC's but haven't had to deal with boomerangs on them. I 
> checked under them and the setup I have on the van and it does not look stock. 
> Once truck was worn but the play was more of a rocking back and forth movement. 
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> The play in this joint on the van is more like too big of a hole for the 
> stud...hotdog down the hallway effect. It just bangs back and forth, but the 
> stud feels like it's not floppy.
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> >From the looks of it, I'll be replacing the boomerang soon. Seems like 
> someone here on the list was rebuilding them. I know it's covered in the tech 
> guide, but I'd rather not deal with it myself. I have a couple of cores to do.
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> Thanks for the advice
> -Andrew
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